2:51 AM ET Hours after a three-team trade that sent Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks became official, Anthony sounded like someone who had gone through the multiple stages of grief and had finally landed at the point of acceptance. Anthony was traded from the Knicks to Oklahoma City last September, and after just a
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8:34 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The NBA’s oldest player — free-agent forward Vince Carter — has agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told ESPN. Carter, 41, will be starting his 21st season in an NBA career during which he has scored 24,868 points. Atlanta general manager Travis Schlenk
1:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — In July 2016, DeMar DeRozan signed a five-year, $139 million deal with the Toronto Raptors. “I am Toronto,” DeRozan said at the time. “Outside of where I’m from, I represent this city harder than anybody. I’ve got so many goals I want to accomplish still. I just can’t wait
9:28 PM ET Kawhi Leonard has passed his physical with the Toronto Raptors, making the blockbuster deal with the San Antonio Spurs official, sources told ESPN. Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Brand are parting ways, making the new Raptor one of the top players in a star-studded group for new sneaker endorsements. If Leonard is locked
5:50 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green empathized with Kawhi Leonard desiring a second opinion on his injured quadriceps, after learning recently during an exit physical in San Antonio that he had been playing with a torn groin that went undetected by the Spurs. Traded from San Antonio to Toronto along with Leonard for
11:40 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension that tops out his overall deal at five years, $145 million, league sources told ESPN on
10:28 PM ET Michael Beasley defended the array of personalities the Los Angeles Lakers have added around LeBron James this offseason and said Monday that he doesn’t like the idea of people judging them on their personas or perceived reputations. “I think it is going to come together like a basketball team,” Beasley said on
7:29 PM ET With Kawhi Leonard now officially a member of the Toronto Raptors after San Antonio‘s surprising swap to acquire DeMar DeRozan last week, Spurs legend David Robinson revealed how difficult it was to communicate with the former Finals MVP during their time together in San Antonio. “He really, he’s a hard guy,” Robinson
7:53 AM ET LeBron James is in L.A., Kawhi Leonard is in Toronto and another wild NBA offseason is nearly complete. Who are the best and worst teams heading into the 2018-19 season? Our panel — a group of more than 40 reporters, insiders and editors — is looking ahead to next season with a
8:35 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Just how good will the Toronto Raptors be with Kawhi Leonard? That question is loaded with uncertainty given Leonard’s still unknown health status and motivation level in Toronto. He reportedly has a desire to play in Los Angeles, and the Boston Celtics will be a powerful force in the Eastern